Why is the tuba associated with fat people?

The only answers I could come up with is that the overall perception of fat or obese people is lazy/smelly/gross something along those lines. The sound of the tuba is similar to flatulence (farting). read more

So, while there is some stereotypes about tuba players and them always being fat, there are some scientific reasons for why many tuba players are overweight or obese compared to the normal population. read more

I think that the instrument is associated with larger people because the song that some people know as the "fat people song" or the "Fat man walking song", was originally played on a tuba or sousaphone. read more